Robey v. State

We decide in this case whether a restitution order, entered against an adult defendant in excess of $10,000, violates the limitations on restitution orders found in Maryland Code (2001), Criminal Procedure Article, § ll-604(b) (hereinafter “Crim. Proc.”). 1 Because we conclude that the relevant statutory limit is applicable only to child defendants, child respondents, 2 and their parents, we hold that a restitution order entered against an adult defendant is not subject to the $10,000 statutory ceiling.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On 27 August 2003, Wallace Jerome Robey was convicted in the…